Bride of the Century


Bride of the Century, also known as Hundred Year Bride, is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Hong-gi and Yang Jin-sung. It aired on cable channel TV Chosun from February 22 to April 12, 2014 for 16 episodes. The fantasy/romance drama revolves around a family curse that causes the first wife of the first born son to die.
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Plot

Taeyang Group is the largest conglomerate in South Korea. The Choi family who runs Taeyang has supposedly been under a curse for a hundred years that the first bride of the eldest son will always die. When the wealthy heiress Jang Yi-kyung disappears right before her wedding to chaebol heir Choi Kang-joo, Na Doo-rim, a looka impostor, is brought in to take her place. Unlike the cold and calculating Yi-kyung, Doo-rim is sweet and sunny, and Kang-joo genuinely falls in love with her. As the wedding plans progress, Kang-joo and Yi-kyung's mothers both scheme and plot behind the scenes.

Cast

  • Lee Hong-gi as Choi Kang-joo
  • *Lomon as teen Choi Kang-joo
  • *Jeon Jin-seo as young Choi Kang-joo
  • Yang Jin-sung as Na Doo-rim / Jang Yi-kyung
  • Sung Hyuk as Jang Yi-hyun
  • Lee Hee-Won as Lee Roo-mi
  • Nam Jeong-hee as Park Soon-bok
  • Park Jin-joo as Oh Jin-joo
  • Choi Il-hwa as Choi Il-do
  • Kim Seo-ra as Kim Myeong-hee
  • Jung Hae-in as Choi Kang-in
  • Kang Tae-hwan as Secretary Kim
  • Shin Eun-jung as Ma Jae-ran
  • Kim Ah-young as Sung Joo-shin
  • Kim Yoo-jung as Leeann
  • Im Byung-ki as Butler Jang
  • Kwon Eun-ah as Ahn Dong-daek

Production

Filming began in Namhae on December 9, 2013.
After having dinner with the drama crew on December 16, 2013, an accident occurred on an icy street which lead to Lee Hong-gi suffering a dislocated shoulder and facial scratches. He was prescribed six weeks of rest and returned to the set on January 10, 2014.

Reception

It received a good response in Korea for a cable drama, with a peak viewership rating of 1.451%.
According to one of China's biggest internet portal sites QQ, Bride of the Century ranked number one on weekly and monthly charts in both March and April 2014, exceeding 100 million views. It was also ranked as the most searched phrase on China's microblogging service Weibo.
International broadcasting rights have been sold to Japan, U.S., China, Vietnam, Cambodia and other countries. A Chinese remake is expected to air at the end of 2014.

Ratings

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International Broadcast